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WINNOWINGS  IN  AMERICAN  HISTORY. 


REVOLUTIONARY  NARRATIVES. 


No.  II. 


250  copies  printed. 

No.ili-7 

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My  Services  and  Losses  in 
aid  of  the  King's  Cause 
during  the  American  Rev- 
olution. 


7^0 


BY 


STEPHEN  TUTTLE, 

JUSTICE  OF  THE  PEACE  AND  uEPUTY  SURVEYOR  OF  THE 
COLONY  OF  NEW  YORK. 


BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. : 

Historical  Printing  Club. 

1890. 


NOTE. 

Stephen  Tuttle,  the  author  of  the 
following  narrative,  is  not  mentioned 
in  any  biographical  dictionary  I  have 
been  able  to  consult,  nor  in  any  local 
work  on  Albany,  or  the  American 
loyalists.  This  MS.  is  reprinted  from 
the  original  in  the  State  Paper  Office 
in  London,  England. 

Paul  Leicester  Fokd. 

g7  Clark  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.   Y. 

(5) 


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To  the  Commissioners  appointed  by  Act 
of  Parliament  for  enquiring  into  the 
Losses  and  Services  of  the  American 
Loyalists. 

The  Memorial  of  Stephen  Tuttle  of 
Machche  in  the  Province  of  Quebec, 
Surveyor  of  Lands,  Humbly  Shev/eth, 
That  your  Memorialist  was  one 
of  His  Majesty's  Justices  of  the  Peace 
in  the  County  of  Albany  in  the  Pro- 
vince of  New  York,  and  a  Deputy  to 
Alexander  Golden  Esquire  Surveyor 
General  of  said  Province. — 

That  at  an  early  period  of  the  war 
your  Memorialist  furnished  Arms, 
Ammunitions  and  Provisions  to  many 
of  His  Majesty's  Loyal  Subjects  of  that 

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Province   in  order  to  facilitate  their 
joining  the  King's  Army  in  Canada. 

That  your  Memorialist  for  the  pur- 
pose of  procuring  Money  to  relieve 
the  distresses  of  the  British  and  Loy- 
alists which  were  Prisoners  with  the 
Enemy  both  before  and  after  General 
Burgoyne's  Convention  sold  his  Ne- 
(iroes  and  Cattle. 

That  in  consequence  of  your  Me- 
morialist's Loyalty  and  Attention  to 
the  Bri*".h  Government  your  Memor- 
ial is  •:  went  to  Canada,  and  was  there 
employed  in  the  King's  Service,  and 
was  soon  after  proscribed  the  State 
of  New  York,  his  property  confiscated, 
sold  and  converted  to  the  use  of  said 
State,  which  property  with  the  Monies 
advanced  for  the  relief  of  Prisoners, 
and  the  other  disbursements  made  for 


the  Service  of  Government  amounted 
to  about  Two  Thousand  Five  Hundred 
Thirty  eight  Pounds  Sixteen  Shilhngs 
New  York  Currency,  being  the  Sum  of 
One  thousand  Four  hundred  Twenty 
Pounds  i/  6*^  SterHng  as  appears  by 
the  Account  herewith  dehvered. 

That  your  Memorialist  has  a  large 
Family  in  the  Province  of  Quebec, 
and  is  without  the  means  of  support- 
ing them. 

Your  Memorialist  therefore  prays 
that  his  Case  may  be  taken  into  Con- 
sideration in  order  that  your  Memor- 
morialist  may  be  enabled  to  receive 
such  Aid  and  relief  as  his  Losses  and 
Services  may  be  found  to  deserve, 
for  Stephen  Tuttle 

Henry  J.  Jessup. 

No,  j6  Stiff  oik  Street  y  February  Bph  1^84. 


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Mashiche  26.*^.  October  1783. 
A  True  Estimate  of  the  Lands 
Goods  and  Chatties  of  Stephen  Tuttle 
late  of  the  County  of  Albany  Esquire 
in  the  Province  of  New  York  lost  by 
him  in  consequence  of  the  late  dissen- 
tions  in  America  for  his  adhering  to 
the  Government  of  Great  Britain  and 
assisting  their  true  Subjects  when  in 
distress  &*=• 


To  one  Lott  in  the  Kyadreosseras 
35^  Acres  situate  on  Hudson's 
River  with  a  good  dwelling 
House  and  Barn  "ell  furnished 
with  Out  Houses  and  a  fine 
places  for  erecting  Mills  and 
about  66  Acres  of  improved 
Lands  with  a  fine  young  Or- 
chard.    New  York  Currency  .  ;^I300  " 

To  a  small  improvement  bought 

of  Hugh  Maloy 30  " 


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To  1050  Acres  of  Land  lying  in 
the  N.  E.  branch  of  Hudson's 
River  computed  at  3/2  p  Acre    ;^i68  "       " 
To  210  Acres  at  the  South  Bay 

computed  at  8/  p  Acre.  ...  84  "       " 

To  250  Acres  at  the  S.  W.  corner 

of  the  Artillery  Pattent   ...  80  «       " 
To  the  Grass  of  20  Acres  of  Mea- 
dow on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's River   40" 

To  5  Acres  of  Buck-wheat  priced 

at 20 «       « 

To  18  Bushels  of  Potatoes  planted 

computed 22  "  10  " 

To  2  valuable  young  Horses  .    .  45  "       " 

To  20  good  Sheep  and  80  pounds 

of  Wool  2/6 26  «       " 

To  furnishing  Arms  and  Ammu- 
nition  for  the  Loyalists,  20  lbs  of 
Powder,  30  lbs  Bullets,  6  Guns 
3  at  10  Dollars  each    ....  24  «'  10  " 

To  Farming  Uttensils  &c     ...  30 "       " 

To  an  Obligation  for  100  white 
pine  Logs     . 12 "       « 


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To  Household  Furniture    .    .    .       ;^35  "       « 

To  a  Sett  of  Tools  for  a  Turner  .  2  "       « 

To  10  Hogs  i^  year  old  fat  4  do 

8  M'^nths  old 34 «       «< 

To  4  Obligations  to  the  amount  • 

of  £200  New  York  Cury   at  7 
P  Cent 333 «       « 

Liquors  6  Gallons  of  Wine  at  10/  3  "        " 

To  8  Gallons  of  French  Brandy 
at  10/  p  Gallon — To  12  Gal- 
lons Spirits  at  8/ 8  «*  16  " 

To   Notes   of  Hand   and    Book 

Debts  amount  to 226  "        " 

To  Fines  at  different  times  for  not 
obeying  to  tight  against  the 
King 40 "       " 

To  Expenses  to  Assist  Scouters 
from  the  King's  Army,  and 
Britts  and  Loyalists  when  im- 
prisoned just  before  and  after 
General  Burgoyne's  Conven- 
tion, 3000  Dollars  for  one  ex- 
change for  Silver :  that  for  the 
purpose  of  raising  this  Sum  ot 


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Money    said    Stephen    Tuttle 
sold  his  Negroes  and  Cattle  .     ;^4C»  "         « 
To  30 :  2<X)0  Dollars  at  20  for  one 

exchange  for  Silver 40 "       " 


;6'3003  "  16  « 
Deduct  for  the  sums  due  on  Mort- 
gages          465  "       " 


Total  Losses 2538  "  16  *' 

A  true  Account  of  the  Incumber- 
ances  on  the  foregoing  Estate  of 
Stephen  Tuttle,  Esq''  as  follows,  To 
wit :  New  York  Currency. 

One  Mortgage  to  Derich  Lefforts  for*  ;^300  "  " 
One  ditto  to  Daniel  Campbell  Esqr  for  125  "  " 
And  one  Mortgage  to  Philip  van  Run- 

ster  for  ;^8oo  Congress  Money  that 

when  payable  was  at  20  exchange 

for  one  of  Silver  Currency  of  New 

York  equal  to 40  "     " 


M^S  "     " 


*  Compare  with  name  as  given  on  page  1 6. 


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This  last  mentioned  Mortgage  was 
given  for  the  purpose  of  raising  Money 
to  defray  the  Expences  occurred  to 
the  said  Stephen  Tuttle  by  his  having 
assisted  Persons  in  Goal  and  in  mak- 
ing their  escape  to  New  York  &":S 
which  had  involved  him  on  that  Ac- 
count. 

The  foregoing  is  the  best  Account 
that  can  be  made  by  said  Stephen 
Tuttle  of  all  his  affairs  in  his  present 
Circumstances. 

Stephen  Tuttle. 

Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  2^  Dec:  1785. 
Evidence  in  the  Case  of  Stephen  Tuttle 

formerly  of  Albany. 
Claimant  Sworn, 

Is  a  Native  of  New  Jersey— at  the 
commencement  of  the  troubles  he  was 


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settled  47  Miles  from  Albany  as  a 
Farmer. — he  was  deputy  Surveyor 
General  of  the  Province  and  Justice 
of  the  Peace. — At  the  breaking  out  of 
the  troubles  in  1774  he  was  offered  a 
Company  in  the  Rebel  Service  which 
he  refused.  He  steadily  &  uniformly 
acted  a  Loyal  part,  he  never  took  any 
Oath  to  the  Americans,  altho'  it  was 
often  tendered  to  him  and  threatned 
for  refusal.  General  Arnold  threatned 
to  hang  him  for  a  Rebel.  He  joined 
the  British  on  Lake  Champlain  in 
1779.  Prior  to  that  he  took  every 
Opportunity  of  assisting  the  Loyalists 
and  British  Prisoners. — He  would 
have  joined  General  Burgoyne  but 
was  prevented  by  the  Rebel  Army. — 
He  says  he  sent  five  Sons  to  serve  in 
the  British  Army. — Says  he  has   re- 


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mained  in  Canada  with  the  British 
Army  ever  since. — He  furnished  arms 
&  ammunition  to  the  Loyalists  early 
in  the  war.  His  Claim  was  carried 
home  from  Canada  by  Colonel  Jessup 
in  October,  1783, — he  then  resided 
120  Miles  above  Quebec. — he  saw  the 
Account  of  the  Act  appoint?  Com- 
missioners to  enquire  into  the  Losses 
&  Services  of  the  Loyalists  in  the 
Quebec  Gazette  some  days  before. 

Property. — All  his  Papers  &  Letters 
were  lost  on  his  way  thro'  the  woods 
to  join  the  British  in  1779. 

351  Acres  3  Miles  below  Fort  Ed- 
ward on  Hudson's  River,  he  bought 
this  about  1773  of  Derrick  Liffords 
and  Daniel  Campbell  for  ^^"700  New 
York  Currency — there  was  very  little 
clearance  on  it,  he  thinks  he  laid  out 


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near  as  much  in  Improvements  Sixty- 
Six  Acres  were  cleared,  Swears  he 
thinks  he  could  have  sold  this  for 
£i^(y^  New  York  Currency. — 

15  Acres  an  Improvement  bought 
of  Hugh  Mollay  adjoining  the  former 
— there  was  a  House  on  it  and  the 
Lands  all  cleared — value  £:^o  New 
York  Currency. 

1050  Acres  in  the  North  East 
branch  of  Hudson's  River. — a  Grant, 
and  no  Cultivation  on  it — the  Grant 
was  dated  in  1769— values  it  at  372*^ 
N.  York  Currency  p  Acre  £i6S  N.  Y. 
210  Acres  adjoining  the  South  Bay 
10  Miles  from  Skeenes  borough  was 
a  Serjeant's  Right  last  war,  he  gave 
£i,  Currency  for  this — was  not  culti- 
vated— admits  that  there  was  a  Con- 
dition to  cultivate — values  it  at  ^^814 
New  York  Currency. 


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250  Acres  at  the  Corner  of  the 
artillery  Patents  purchased  of  one 
Gilchrist — he  had  a  Lease  for  ever 
paying  6^  per  Acre  for  ever  after  81 
years — the  Lease  was  dated  in  1770 
this  never  produced  him  any  thing, 
but  it  was  valuable  Land. 

N.  Y.  Cur. 
Personal    Property. — Hay   on    the 
Ground,  destroyed  by  the  Ameri- 
cans   £16" 

5  Acres  of  Buckwheat  on  the  Ground  20  " 
18  Bushels  of  Potatoes  planted  .    .  22  "  10 
2  young  Horses  taken  by  the  Amer- 
icans       45  " 

20  Sheep  at  9/ 9  " 

14  Hogs  at 34  " 

Farming  Uttensils 30  " 

Furniture 35  " 

Tools 2  " 

;^2i3  "  10 


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Liquors  taken  by  the  Rebels  .   .   .  ;{^ii  "    6" 
Expence  in  furnishing  Arms  and 

Ammunition  for  the  Loyalists    .      24  "  10  " 
States  debts  due  to  him 57 1  "       ** 

He  owed  to  Americans  £d,6^  there 
were  Mortgages  on  the  Estate.     And 
about  ;^20  to  Friends  to  Government. 
All  his  property  is  sold  under  Confis- 
cation—he believes   his    debts   were 
paid  out  of  it.     Fines  for  not  fighting 
against    the     King     £\o    Currency. 
Says  he  lost  the  use  of  his  right  arm 
by  Cold  in  going  thro'  the  woods  to 
join   the   British.     Certificate  to   his 
being  considered  a  Loyalist  in  1777 
by  the  Rebels  from  General  Arnold. 
Certificate  from  Thomas  Mann  High 
Sheriff  of  Gaspec— formerly  Ensign 
in  Loyal  Rangers.— To  Loyalty  and 
having  assisted  Loyalists  in  distress. 


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Place — Deputy  Surveyor  of  Lands. 
He  had  20  Sh:  Currency  p  Diem 
when  employed  and  thinks  it  was 
worth  ^150  Currency  p  Annum  to 
him — Appointment  by  Alex";  Colden 
produced  dated  15^^  June  1768. 

Witness — John  Leonard  Sworn. 
He  travelled  as  a  pedlar  in  New  York 
Province  about  1775,  he  always  heard 
M"!  Tuttle  consider'd  as  a  Loyal  Sub- 
ject, he  has  been  in  his  House  and 
he  lived  in  a  good  Stile. 

3"!  Decem''  Claimant  delivers  in 
an  Account  of  different  Articles  fur- 
nished British  Soldiers  &  Loyalists  as 
follows. 

Account  of  Sundries  expended  by 
Stephen  Tuttle  formerly  of  Albany  in 
the  Province  of  New  York  for  and  in 
support  of  His   Majesty's   Troops   & 


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Other  Loyalists  during  the  Rebellion 
in  America. 

To  supplying  a  Party  of  Men  about  36  in 
number  with  provisions  and  other  ne- 
cessaries, they  being  obliged  to  hide 
themselves  in  the  woods  for  more  than 
3  weeks  until  I  got  a  Pilot  to  take  them 

to  Canada £l^ 

To  supplying  a  number  of  British  Sol- 
diers from  August  to  November  in 
1777  prisoners  in  the  City  Hall  and 
Fort  in  Albany  with   Provisions  and 

other  Necessaries 120  «  «♦ 

To  assisting  private  Expresses  from  Can- 
ada to  the  British  Army  and  my  riding 
3  days  and  nights  in  getting  Intelli- 
gence for  Serjeant  Major  Kelly  and 
supporting  him  and  his  Company  .    .      15  "  " 
To  taking  out  of  Jail  and  forwarding  to 
New  York  about  30  British  Soldiers 
.     and  finding  them  Provisions,  Money 
and  other  Necessaries  as  also  a  num- 
ber of  others  to  Canada  and  providing 


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Guides  and  every  thing  necessary  for 
their  support  as  also  my  constant  at- 
tention to  give  whatever  intelligence 
I  possibly  could  to  the  British  for 
which  I  was  forced  to  sell  my  Negroes 
and  Cattle  on  purpose  to  raise  money 
to  answer  the  above  ends ;^235  "  " 


New  York  Currency ;^440  "  " 

Capt.  Jonath  Jones— Sworn 

Claim^.  was  a  near  Neighbour  of 
M'  Jones's  in  Albany  County  ^nd  be- 
lieves he  was  a  Steady  Loyal  Subject 
to  Great  Britain,  and  he  was  of  use  in 
assisting  Loyalists  in  the  Country — 
he  cannot  say  whether  he  was  at  any 
great  expence  on  that  account. 

He  was  a  Deputy  Surveyor  which 
was  an  advantage  to  him.  He  re- 
members his  property  near  F'.  Ed- 
ward there  was  a  house  on  it,  and 


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consid'i''^  Improvements — he  thinks 
the  property  might  be  worth  ;^iooo 
Currency — has  always  understood 
that  there  was  encumb*^."  on  it. 

When  Witness  left  the  Country 
M"^  Tuttle  had  considerable  Stock — 
but  cannot  speak  to  the  particulars  of 
his  Loss — 

Halifax  21?*  Feby.  1786. 
Further   Evidence   on   the   Claim   of 

Stephen  Tuttle. 
Edmond  Butler,  Witness  Sworn, 

Says  he  lived  36  Miles  from  Claim- 
ant— he  was  always  reported  to  be  a 
true  Loyalist,  he  remembers  he  gave 
all  assistance  to  Loyalists  and  British 
Soldiers. 

He  had  some  Sons,  one  of  which 
went  to  serve  in  the  British  Army, 
believes  the  others  were  young. 


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In   1778  he  went  to  Quebec  as  he 
could  not  live  at  his  own  home. 

Property.— Recollects  his  House 
and  Farm  at  Fort  Edward,  it  was  a 
good  House,  and  Barn,  and  in  an  im- 
proving Farm,— but  he  cannot  speak 
to  particulars. 

When  he  lived  in  Albany  in  178 1, 
he  understood  that  Tuttle's  Property 
was  disposed  of. 

Recollects  he  was  a  Deputy  Sur- 
veyor. 


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